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January 31, 2018

New Mumbai metro will beat traffic, but at what cost?

Mumbai (AFP) Jan 21, 2018
A new underground metro is expected to ease the burden on Mumbai's notoriously congested roads and railways, but not everybody in India's sprawling financial capital is happy about the multi-billion-dollar project. Announced in 2014 with much fanfare, the Metro 3 line has been hailed by backers as essential to help solve the city's traffic woes and finally provide a link to its airports. But campaigners are angry at the felling of thousands of trees, and say it could desecrate temples and lead t ... read more

Stressed-out Dhaka to get 'Anger Management Park'
Dhaka (AFP) Jan 28, 2018
Bangladesh started work Sunday on an "anger management park" in the capital Dhaka which the mayor said would help the 15 million inhabitants cope with rising daily stress. ... more

New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 23, 2018
A new hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 using high-tech underwater drones has started, officials said Tuesday, in the latest bid to solve one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. ... more

Plague outbreak in Madagascar revived dread of a killer
Antananarivo (AFP) Jan 26, 2018
Most inhabitants of Madagascar thought the plague was a footnote of medical history until the disease dramatically returned last year, slaying more than 200 people. ... more

Iran reviewing data recorder from sunken Sanchi oil tanker
Washington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018
A committee set up to examine what happened to the Sanchi oil tanker, an Iranian vessel that sank in mid-January, said Monday it's looking at black box data. ... more

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Chinese officials staging 'takeover' of Tibetan Buddhist academy: HRW
Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2018
Chinese authorities are staging a "takeover" of the world's largest institution for Tibetan Buddhist learning, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday, the latest move to bring religion under strict Communist control. ... more

ISRO hopes GSAT-11 is the last Indian satellite to be launched by a foreign space agency
New Delhi (IANS) Jan 23, 2018
If things pan out as intended, the 5.7-tonne GSAT-11 will be most probably the last heavy Indian satellite to be launched by a foreign space agency, according to K. Sivan, Chairman of the Indian Spa ... more

Exiled Maldives leader warns over China, radical Islam
Colombo (AFP) Jan 22, 2018
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed accused China on Monday of seizing land in the politically-troubled Indian Ocean archipelago and undermining its sovereignty. ... more

First ICEYE-X1 Radar Image from Space Published
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jan 19, 2018
ICEYE has published the first radar image obtained with the ICEYE-X1 SAR satellite. The image depicts Noatak National Preserve, Alaska, on Monday Jan. 15, at 21:47 UTC. ICEYE-X1 is the world's first ... more

World Bank signs $300m loan for Nepal quake reconstruction
Kathmandu (AFP) Jan 21, 2018
The World Bank on Sunday approved a $300 million loan for Nepal as the impoverished nation struggles to raise money to rebuild almost three years after an earthquake killed thousands and flattened homes. ... more

Global models offer new insights into Great Lakes mercury pollution
Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2018
Members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community living on Michigan's Upper Peninsula have a fairly simple question: when is it safe to eat the fish they catch? ... more

India to buy guns worth $553 mn for border troops
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 16, 2018
India will buy more than 160,000 guns worth $553 million for troops on its disputed, high-altitude borders, the defence ministry said Tuesday. ... more

Israel says India to restart talks on missile sales

Bangladesh blacklists Chinese firm over alleged bribe
Dhaka (AFP) Jan 17, 2018
Bangladesh has blacklisted a top Chinese construction firm for allegedly trying to bribe a senior government official and stopped its work in the country. ... more

Renewables and cooling tech critical to water use in India's power sector
Abu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Jan 17, 2018
A new policy brief co-authored by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) finds that increasing the share of renewables, in particular solar photovo ... more

India likely to revive mega missile deal with Israel
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2018
The Indian army and the government are discussing ways to revive a $500 million order to buy Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel's state-owned defence contractor Rafael, military chief Bipin Rawat said Friday. ... more

India launches country's 100th satellite and 30 microsats
New Delhi (Sputnik) Jan 12, 2018
The PSLV-C40 is to place 31 satellites, three Indian and 28 foreign including those of the UK, US, France, Canada, Finland and the Republic of Korea. The success of the launch comes as a big relief ... more

At least four dead in Indian chopper crash: navy
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 13, 2018
India's navy said four bodies had been recovered on Saturday after search teams located the wreckage of a helicopter that went missing earlier in the day. ... more

Champagne box-sized satellite launched to probe distant planet
Paris (AFP) Jan 12, 2018
France launched a champagne box-sized mini satellite into Earth orbit on Friday to study a mysterious, juvenile planet system in our Milky Way galaxy, mission controllers said. ... more

India vows to handle China's 'assertiveness'
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2018
India will handle China's growing assertiveness and has stepped up patrols on their disputed border to head off more standoffs, the country's top army officer declared Friday. ... more

India steps up China border patrols, vows to handle 'assertiveness'
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2018
India will handle China's growing assertiveness and has stepped up patrols on their disputed border to head off more standoffs, the country's top army officer declared Friday. ... more

Soil freeze-thaw stimulates nitrous oxide emissions from alpine meadows
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 10, 2018
The rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere lead to global warming, which is a major challenge for the sustainable development of human society. The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau with ... more

India to launch 31 satellites on January 12

Funding runs dry for Indian Google X Prize lunar team
New Delhi (Sputnik) Jan 11, 2018
TeamIndus - India's first private aerospace startup that is contending for the Google XPrize, has failed to garner adequate financing for its moon mission. Its inability to pay $35 million to Antrix ... more

Former Chinese military chief of staff under investigation
Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018
A former chief of staff of China's military is under investigation on "suspicion of bribery", state media said Tuesday, as Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-graft crackdown claimed another top general. ... more

India to court ASEAN leaders as it seeks edge over China
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 10, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host 10 Southeast Asian leaders as guests of honour at India's Republic Day celebrations as New Delhi seeks to blunt China's influence in the region. ... more

Netanyahu set to lead trade task force to India
Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 10, 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take 130 businessmen with him to India next week for trade talks which will also cover defence sales, a senior Israeli official said Wednesday. ... more

Harper awarded $127.9M for F-35 hangar in San Diego
Washington (UPI) Jan 25, 2018

Harper Construction has been awarded a contract from the Navy to design and establish F-35 aircraft maintenance hangar and flight lines at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California. The deal, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $127.9 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract. The contract includes an "aircraft maintenance ha ... more

+ Australia warplane catches fire during US training: military

+ Expert behind new MH370 search hopeful of find within a month

+ Eielson Air Base to receive F-35 weather shelter

+ Russia warplane flies within whisker of US jet: US Navy

+ Leidos awarded $75M contract for Night Eagle support

+ New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way

+ A new family of aerodynamic configurations of hypersonic airplanes

California wants 5 million 'green' cars on roads by 2030
Los Angeles (AFP) Jan 27, 2018

California Governor Jerry Brown Friday signed an executive order detailing aims to have five million electric cars on the state's roads by 2030 - by accelerating the production of such vehicles using financial incentives and rebates. The $2.5 billion, eight-year plan also involves the installation of 250,000 electric vehicle charging stations and 200 hydrogen fueling stations by 2025. " ... more

+ Waymo ramps up self-driving fleet with 'thousands' of cars

+ Plug-in vehicles not yet straining U.S. grid

+ NREL research determines integration of plug-in electric vehicles

+ German carmakers under fire for diesel tests on humans, monkeys

+ Tesla founder Musk will only be paid if firm meets goals

+ China considers tech center for alternative energy vehicles

+ VW suspends chief lobbyist over emission tests on monkeys

State utilities called to pass U.S. tax benefits to consumers
Washington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018

U.S. consumers should be the ones sharing in the corporate tax breaks for utility companies outlined in the federal code reform, state energy agencies said. President Donald Trump signed into law a sweeping overhaul of the federal tax code in late December, extending temporary relief to American taxpayers and permanent breaks for corporations, with oil, gas and utility companies sharing ... more

+ Magnetic liquids improve energy efficiency of buildings

+ US energy watchdog rejects plan to subsidize coal, nuclear sectors

+ U.S. utility regulator ponders grid reliability

+ U.S. blizzard to test gas, electric markets

+ 'Virtual gold' may glitter, but mining it can be really dirty

+ Science for a resilient EU power grid

+ Alaskan microgrids offer energy resilience and independence

20 percent more trees in megacities would mean cleaner air and water, lower carbon and energy use
New York NY (SPX) Jan 29, 2018

Planting 20 percent more trees in our megacities would double the benefits of urban forests, like pollution reduction, carbon sequestration and energy reduction, according to a study in Ecological Modelling. The authors of the study, which was carried out at Parthenope University of Naples in Italy, say city planners, residents and other stakeholders should start looking within cities for natura ... more

+ Coupling experiments to theory to build a better battery

+ Graphene girders doubles life of lithium batteries

+ Making fuel cells for a fraction of the cost

+ A new approach to rechargeable batteries

+ Siberian chemists have improved hydrogen sensors

+ Using electricity to switch magnetism

+ Hazardous contamination found around lead battery recycling plants in 7 African countries

Thorium reactors may dispose of enormous amounts of weapons-grade plutonium
Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Jan 30, 2018

Scientists from the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering of Tomsk Polytechnic University are developing a technology enabling the creation of high-temperature gas-cool low-power reactors with thorium fuel. TPU scientists propose to burn weapons-grade plutonium in these units, converting it into power and thermal energy. Thermal energy generated at thorium reactors may be used in hydro ... more

+ USA: Framatome to acquire Instrumentation and Control nuclear business of Schneider Electric

+ Framatome continues ramping up production at its Le Creusot site

+ Framatome nuclear fuel contract with CNNC

+ Framatome pursues the industrial and technological adventure of the nuclear energy business

+ Struggling Westinghouse Electric sold to Brookfield for $4.6 bn

+ Russia to build nuclear power plant in Sudan

+ Dominion Energy to buy troubled SCANA and shuttered nuclear projects

Black hole jets account for three highest-energy particles in the universe
Washington (UPI) Jan 22, 2018

Scientists have traced the three highest-energy particles in the universe to a single cosmic origin. The latest research - published this week in the journal Nature Physics - suggests neutrinos, cosmic rays and gamma rays all results from the powerful jets of supermassive black holes. Astronomers at Penn State University found all three particle types supply the universe with similar ... more

+ First evidence of winds outside black holes throughout their mealtimes

+ Relativity matters: Two opposing views of the magnetic force reconciled

+ Scientists find two ways to create 4D quantum Hall effect

+ A new architecture for miniaturization of atomic clocks

+ DARPA Program Aims to Extend Lifetime of Quantum Systems

+ Odd behavior of star reveals lonely black hole hiding in giant star cluster

+ A look into the fourth dimension

Trump trade crackdown gathering steam, China a target
Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2018

President Donald Trump begins 2018 making good on his aggressive "America First" trade agenda, with China as a primary target. As he prepares to mingle this week with global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a traditional cheerleader of free trade, Trump has again ruffled feathers from Beijing to Berlin after imposing steep tariffs on imported washing machines and so ... more

+ May arrives in China eyeing post-Brexit trade links

+ British PM to visit China as Brexit looms

+ China factory expansion slows again in January

+ American companies see a booming China that may not want them

+ Trump angers China, South Korea with new trade tariffs

+ Xinhua: 'America First' puts U.S. behind the curve

+ China economy beat expectations in 2017: AFP survey

Pentagon hushes up data on Taliban in Afghan war: watchdog
Washington (AFP) Jan 30, 2018

A US government watchdog said Tuesday the Pentagon has barred it from disclosing how much of Afghanistan is under Taliban control - a significant break from past accountability that comes amid mounting security woes in the war-torn nation. At issue are the number of Afghan districts, and the populations living in them, considered to be held or influenced by the Kabul government by insurgent ... more

+ Scores dead as Turkey pursues Syria campaign; Regime air raids kill 33

+ Afrin urges Syria to intervene to stop Turkish planes overhead

+ Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise

+ Turkish air strikes pound Kurdish fighters in Syria

+ NATO's Afghan mission backtracks after classifying Taliban data

+ AAI Corp. to provide intelligence services in Afghanistan

+ 'Warthogs' to join air campaign in Afghanistan this month

How to reduce heat extremes by 3C
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 30, 2018

New research published in Nature Geoscience has found that climate engineering that modifies the properties of the land surface in highly populated areas and agricultural areas over North American, Europe and Asia could reduce extreme temperatures there by up to 2-3C. The modifications could include lightening buildings, roads and other infrastructure in high population areas and changing ... more

+ France says it fell short on greenhouse gas emissions

+ Latin Americans more concerned about climate change than US, Canada

+ Dimming the Sun to cool Earth could ravage wildlife: study

+ Temp targets will be missed within decades unless emissions reversed

+ Cape Town now faces dry taps by April 12

+ Long-Term Warming Trend Continued in 2017: NASA, NOAA

+ Future climate change revealed by current climate variations

CIA: North Korea intent on building reliable nuclear arsenal
Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2018

CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that North Korea is intent on developing a reliable arsenal of nuclear weapons to threaten America, not just "a showpiece" to preserve Kim Jong-Un's regime. "Kim Jong-Un will not rest with a single successful test," Pompeo said in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute. "The logical next step would be to develop an arsenal of weapons that is n ... more

+ S. Korea urges North to talk before military drills restart

+ New tactical nukes in US arsenal raise risks, experts warn

+ Trump warns UN envoys on Iran's 'destabilizing' efforts

+ Netanyahu lashes out at Iran in talks with Putin

+ Nuclear N.Korea 'immediate challenge' of our time: Kissinger

+ Not there yet, but US officials warn N.Korea soon to perfect ICBM

+ Trump zeroes in on North Korea, Iran threats

EU envoy urges China to release Swedish book publisher
Beijing (AFP) Jan 24, 2018

The European Union's ambassador to China urged Beijing on Wednesday to immediately release a book publisher after the Swedish citizen was snatched for a second time, this time while accompanied by Swedish diplomats. The case of Hong Kong-based Gui Minhai, 53, has sparked a diplomatic row between Stockholm and Beijing, with Chinese authorities declining to give any details about his whereabou ... more

+ Hong Kong democracy candidate cleared to run in fraught vote

+ Leading Hong Kong democracy activist banned from vote

+ China's #MeToo movement emerges, testing censors' limits

+ China rights lawyer charged with 'inciting subversion'

+ Ex-governor urges British PM to speak out on Hong Kong in China visit

+ Chinese officials staging 'takeover' of Tibetan Buddhist academy: HRW

+ Anger over second 'snatching' of bookseller in China

Suicide bomber kills four Malian soldiers
Bamako (AFP) Jan 28, 2018

A suicide bomber killed four Malian soldiers on Sunday, the army said, in the second deadly attack this weekend in the country's troubled north. Mali's deteriorating security situation is of growing concern as Al-Qaeda-linked groups mount increasingly ferocious attacks on domestic and foreign forces. "A terrorist suicide bomber was destroyed this morning, Sunday, January 28, 2018, in Men ... more

+ Two customs officers killed in Mali 'jihadist' attack

+ Somali forces kill boys in anti-Shabaab operation: US

+ US calls for South Sudan arms embargo after failed truce

+ S.Africa in 'new era', likely next president tells Davos

+ Seven Niger troops killed in Boko Haram attack

+ Search on for kidnapped Americans and Canadians in Nigeria

+ Sahel defence ministers in Paris in push for 'G5' force

Australia taps Elbit Systems for Blue Force Tracker
Washington (UPI) Jan 25, 2018

Australia has awarded a contract to Elbit Systems for services in support of the Battle Management System Command and Control, or BMS C2 system. The deal, announced Thursday by Elbit Systems, is valued at $150 million under the terms of a five-year base period, with built-in options to extend the contract up to seven years if exercised. The BMS C2, or what is known in the U.S. mi ... more

+ New BAE bridging system tested with weight of Main Battle Tank

+ NIOA awarded $100M for 155mm Howitzer ammo for Australian army

+ Navy contracts with BAE Systems for four more Mk 45 guns

+ Parachute training suspended after Marine killed in Arizona accident

+ Dyncorp to provide aviation field services to U.S. Army in Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan

+ Army researchers make explosive discovery

+ India to buy guns worth $553 mn for border troops

China invited to take part in major US-led naval exercise
Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2018

China has been invited to participate in a major US-led naval exercise, Chinese officials said Thursday, despite tensions between Beijing and Washington over activity in the disputed South China Sea. The Chinese military took part in the RIMPAC drill, billed as the world's largest international naval exercise, for the first time in 2014 and again in 2016. "We have received the American i ... more

+ General Dynamics to support U.S., British submarines

+ British Royal Navy accepts first River Class offshore patrol vessel from BAE

+ U.S. aircraft carrier set to visit Vietnam for first time since Vietnam War

+ Huntington Ingalls tapped for more repairs on Fitzgerald

+ Navy's newest Littoral Combat Ship stuck in Canada

+ Leonardo delivers upgraded ship to Royal Bahrain Navy

+ Navy cruiser USS Cape St. George to get $35M in upgrades

Microbes may help astronauts transform human waste into food
University Park PA (SPX) Jan 29, 2018

Human waste may one day be a valuable resource for astronauts on deep-space missions. Now, a Penn State research team has shown that it is possible to rapidly break down solid and liquid waste to grow food with a series of microbial reactors, while simultaneously minimizing pathogen growth. "We envisioned and tested the concept of simultaneously treating astronauts' waste with microbes whi ... more

+ Two US spacewalkers replace latching end of robotic arm

+ NASA-JAXA Joint Statement on Space Exploration

+ Space, the final frontier -- for nightclubs

+ Space station spacewalk postponed until mid-February

+ Orion Spacecraft Recovery Rehearsal Underway

+ Looking up a century ago, a vision of the future of space exploration

+ Explorer 1: The Beginning of American Space Science

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